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The King City Chronicle 39th Year No 22 KING CITY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 19 19 A Community Helper i GLEANINGS THAT SHOULD , BE OF INTEREST TO YO Local and General Newi Compiled From Varioua Source Anniversary, and Memorial Service. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Oct. 4th was the 35th wedding anniversary of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Geo Bonham and a number of relatives and friends planned to spend the evening with these people and re mind them of the day. They en tered the home very quietly and had taken full possession before Mr. and Mrs. Bonham realized what was taking place. The evening was spent in games and music. Those who enjoyed the evening and wished them'many more happy years of wedded life were: , Herbert Bonham and family, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Dwigbt Bonham and family, Geo. Bottorff and family, Wm. Bulla and family D. R. Scott and family, Robt. Bon' ham and family, Steve Bonham and family, Ross Munson and family, Mrs. Amy VanNatta, Mrs. James Pike. Broken Arrow, Okla.. Mrs. James McKinneyi Beaver City, Nebr, Ernest VanNatta, Bessie and Lucile Bonham. MEMORIAL SERVICES The memorial services for Claude Wood will be held at th Presbyterian church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The soldiers of the World War are requested to meet at the Commercial Club rooms and march to the church in a body. The march should begin by 2:15 o'clock. Reserved seats will be kept for the family, relatives and 8) liers. H. P, LONG WINS INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM Gentry county scored another high honor at the International Corn show at Kansas City and this premium was awarded to H. P. Long on pop corn. For some years Mr. Long has been breeding and developing this corn and his efforts were rewarded by the International First Premium at the show at Kansas City. He has developed four desirable points in this corn which he has named the "Mammoth Rice." These essential points are- size, color, yield and popping qualities. A Chronicle reporter saw a few ears of this corn and. without doubt, it is the finest we ever saw and we have ex amined what was called the pre mium winners at a good many shows over the state. Congratulations to Mr. Long on the success won by his efforts. The Agricultural Depart ments are wanting seed from this corn. SCHOOLDREN TO BE IN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN School children in each county, town and city in Missouri are to have an active part in tne campaign tor Red Cross Junior Membership, Oct. 815 according to present plans. All children of school age are being asked to join thru school auxiliaries. It is hoped that each child may be enrolled by Oct. 15, so that they may aid, if they wish, in the nation wide Red Cross Roll Call for adults, Nov. 2-11. Children will not be solicited during the latter drive. 'Schooldren' is the new word for school children. AMERICA EXPRESS SYMPATHY We join with Americans in interest and sympathy for our President in his sickness and most earnestly wish and hope for his early recovery apd restoration to good health. Truly his life has been a strenuous one most of the time since his election to the first place in the government. Home and world interests have been such as to tax heavily the mental as well as the physical strength of the strongest. May the President of the greatest Republic the world has ever known soon be so recovered as to be able to again re sume his official duties and usual activities is our sincere wish. . I CECIL M1LL.LK DIES r KUM INJURIES IN AUTO COLLISION Cecil Miller, son of Mrs. Narcissus Miller, and brother of Mrs. P. T. Hammer and Miss Helen Miller, died in a Columbus, Nebraska, hos pital Wednesday of last week, from injuries received the day before in an auto collision. From Columbus papers left at the Chronicle office by Mrs. Hammer, we glean the. follow ing: Mr. Miller was a mechanic for an auto company at Norfolk and had started with a new touring car to go to Schyler for his family and bring them to the new home in Nor folk, and, when or. the way, was struck by another car and the car was turned over and Mr. Miller was thrown several feet. From the re port it would seem that neither party saw the other until the two cars were near the intersection oi the roads, seemingly too late to avoid the collision. Mr. Miller was injured internally and his suffering so intense as to make it difficult to control part of the time. His wife was sent for and she arrived before he passed away the next day. Mr. Miller was foreman of the Whitehouse & Brooks Motor Com pany of Norfolk, a partner in the service department, and the car he drove belonged to the company. Both cars were badly wrecked by the impact. The remains were taken to Schy- er for interment. Friends here ex tend sympathy to the bereaved mother, sisters, and sorrowing rela tives. SHORT CQURSE AGRICULTURE The war is epded, but the prob lems of peace are even more dif ficult of solution. Only trained men who possess the advantages of the most modern methods can succeed in the new era Land has almost doubled in value. Can a young farmer bur land and pay for it under present conditions? Prices of larm products may go down. What then? The Missouri College of Agrcul- ture trains men to meet such prob lems and answer such difficult ques tions. The Short Course teaches men how to farm successfully. The course begins October 27, 1919 and closes February 27, 1919. ... TEACHERS ASSOCIATION October 23, 24 and 25, the North west Missouri leacners Association will be held at the State Teachers College in Maryville. This is one of the six divisions of the State Teach ers Association and an enrollment fee of $1.00 will admit to the district association and the state association.An attractive program has been arranged and many noted educators will discuss the educational problems of the day, more vital than ever before. MUCH GRADING BEING DONE The force doing the paving busi ness here, is doing much grading. We understand the delay in spread ing the concrete work is because of delayed machinery that has been lost in transit, a big pump for supplying the quantity of water needed when the work of spreading the concrete begins. All hope that the machinery may soon come and that the con crete work may be pushed as fast as possible so as to get all done, or as much as possible, before the freezing time sets in. ANOTHER AUTO STOLEN Jeff Patton passed thru the city Sunday on his way to St. Joseph. His Buick-Six car had been stolen from the garage at his farm over toward McFall the night of Oct. 2. The car had a green body, motor number was 517727 and license number, 216479, with the name 'Patton' scratched on the under left running board. Cards sent out by Sheriff Fee of Albany, says the owner will offer $300 for the return of the car and $100 for the arrest and con- viction of the thief or thieves. DeKALB COUNTY NEWS (The DeKalb County Herald) The Maysville Pilot is changing hands this week. W. F. Wells who has been publisher of the paper during the recent weeks is retiring, and the new publisher is to be J, F. Smith of Rogers, Ark. Mr. Smith arrived in Maysville last week and is getting acquainted with the peo ple. Mr. Wells is assisting him in putting out this week's issue. A tall straight man with a blue coat on and a cane in his hand was moving about Maysville, Tuesday, taking a big interest in the place and the people and shaking hands with old time friends. He is one of the old timers and might be called a pioneer man of two states. His name was Henry Miles, popularly styled Hank Miles. He now lives in Hennessey, Oklahoma. H. A. Randall, government ap praiser for the Inter State Commerce Commission has been working this week in the A. J. Hitt Abstract office, placing a valuation on railroad properties including real estate rights of way for the purpose of tax assessment of all railroad properties in DeKalb county. This work is the result of a bill introduced by Senator LaFollette, requiring all railroad rights of way to be assessed to the valuation of farm lands abutting or near the right of way. Mr. Ran dall finds that lands in DeKalb county since the fall of 1916 up to the present time have averaged an increase of $41 per acre. He finds in Clinton county, over the same period, the average increase to be $27.76 per acre. Tally one for Uelvalb county farms. ANDREW COUNTY NEWS (Savannah Reporter) John Liggett, who came with his father to Andrew county in 1849 and who lived here until 1891, is spending this week visiting his nephews, the Barr boys. He spends his summers at Alexandria, Nebr., with his daughter, Mrs. James Edwards, and his winters in Somerset, Ky., with another daughter. Mrs. Edwards is here with her father and visited the old home farm in the Liggett school district, where she was born. The Liggett school was named for Mr. Liggett. He is now eighty years old and is enjoying good health, is quite active and is on his way to Kentucky. , At a meeting of the City Board of Aldermen, Monday evening, resolutions for paving seven more blocks in the city of Savannah were passed. Fifteen blocks of paving are already contracted for. SCHOOL NOTES. Rev. Stringfield gave us one of his interesting and instructive talks at our assembly period a few days ago. "Heart Training" was his subject. Rev. Dayhoff's children entered school here, Monday. All of our literary societies gave their regular programs, Thursday. Our first football game of the season was played here last Friday and resulted in a victory over Maysville high school by a score of 24 to 0. Thrailkill, Riepe and Case, each car ried the ball over the goal line for touchdowns. Their work was equal ed in importance by that of Sylvester, Scott, Riche and Bradley in the line and by that of the backfield men. Those who know football well and who followed the game closely say that its best features were, the line plunging of Sylvester and the end work of Miller and Riepe. All of the King City boys did good playing. Mrs. Wagers gave a banquet at her home Tuesday evening at 6 o' clock in honor of the football boys and their coaches. The other members of the high school faculty and their families were invited and of course attended. Mrs. Wagers has a reputation for excelling in such affairs and certainly lived up to ber reputation, Tuesday evening. , Many of the students are showing their appreciation of the special price being made for them by the committee in charge of the Lyceum Course and are busing season tickets for the aeries of entertainments. JEFFERSON HIGHWAY ROAD FUNDS APPROVED Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 1. -With nearly $15,000,000 in road bonds issued in the various counties of the state, applications for state and federal aid in the construction of the two state roads authorized in each county by the new road law are increasing rapidly. The State Highway Board today approved thirteen applications for the building of 160 miles of gravel and concrete road at a total estimated cost of $1,940,027.06. This makes 437 miles that have been approved by the Board since the new law went into effect, to be constructed at a total cost of over $6,000,000. One of the big applications ap proved today was for the construction of 20.7 miles of concrete road in Buchanan county, from St. Joseph to Winthrop, at an estimated cost of $818,661.36. The construction of 3.2 miles of concrete road on the King's Highway from Cape Girard eau, to cost $102,530.90 was also approved, and the Board appropri ated the state's $600.00 a mile for the building of 19 50 miles of gravel road in New Madrid county from Sikeston to New Madrid. The estima ted cost of this project is $191,098.16. The projects approved by the Board arenas follows: 8.50 miles of gravel in- Lewis county, on the Red Ball Route, both ways from Canton, at a total estimated cost of $88,977.-37; 7.70 miles in Lewis county, from LaG range north, at a cost of $67,-759.67; 8.2 miles of macadam in Montgomery county, on the National Old Trails Road, from New Florence to Danville, at $62,043.44; 4.50 miles of gravel in Hickory county from Preston west on the Preston Collins Road, at a cost of $15,548.28; 7.50 miles of gravel in Hickory feonty, from Dallas county north to Cross Timbers, on the Se- dalia road, at an estimated cost of $26,839.80; 8.6 miles of bituminous macadam in Gentry county, on the Jefferson Highway both ways from King City, at an estimated cost of $181,537.40; 20.7 miles of concrete in Buchanan county, on the St. Jo seph-Atchison road, from St. Joseph to Winthrop, at an estimated cost of $818,661.36; 9.7 miles of gravel in Cedar county between Eldorado Springs and Stockton, at $43,678.56; 10.50 miles of gravel in Lawrence county, both ways from Verona on the Springfield- Monett road, at $39,-576.90; 40 miles of gravel in Howell county, north and south through the county, from Texas county to the Oregon county line, at $186,600.70; 8.50 miles of graded earth in Ran dolph county on the north State Highway, from Huntsville west, at $49,555.00; 6.6 miles of graded earth road in Harrison county on the Jefferson Highway both ways from New Hampton, at $65,619.40. ARM BROKEN Phil Marlow was thrown from a horse out at the Will Roberts farm Monday morning and his arm broken and he was considerable bruised about the knee and other parts of the body. He was taken to the G. B. Pence home and Dr. Blacklock reduced the fracture and gave attention to the general injuries sustained. All hope that Phil may soon have full use of his arm again and fully recover from injuries received. "SIXTEEN TO ONE" The 'sacred' ratio was vindicated and maintained in the school bond election in Braymer school district Tuesday, when by a vote of 167 to 11, the tax-payers of the district declared in favor of a $30,000 bond issue for the purpose of building a new school house. Braymer Bee. If you need a loan on that farm you bought lately or if you have a farm in mind that you want to buy, call on James Mil I an, he will but you right in the ay of getting money, He is In touch with men that have the 5 per cent moody and is" making March 1st loans. Get your application in before this money is goae as it is going to take a mint of it to satisfy all the wants of this country. adv. WIENER ROAST The young women of the Golden Circle S. S. Class of the Christian church entertained their husbands, children and gentlemen friends at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dykes, south of King City, with a wiener roast, last Tuesday night. The moon was full and the night was certainly ideal for such an occasion. When the crowd arrived the huge bonfire was soon blazing and on a camp stove near by, the fragrant fumes of coffee soon tilled the air with its rich aroma. beveral out door games were played, then the Golden Circle Class withdrew from the crowd for a fifteen minute business session, af ter which the fun of roasting the wienies and marshmallows began. The feast which followed was cer tainly enjoyed by everyone. A great circle of 67 people was formed about the bonfire, songs were sung, the fire again stirred and several splendid kodak pictures were taken. Rev. Weaver then spoke a few words, pronounced the benediction and the crowd began to disperse. To those who were present, the even ing spent at the Dykes home will always be a happy memory. RED CROSS NOTES. As many persons are asking what the Red Cross work of the future will be, I will give just a brief outline in this week's notes. The foremost plans for the future will be the nation-wide activity for the promotion of public health, and hand-in-hand with this crusade will go a vigorous campaign for the ex tension of the country's nursing re sources; the broadening of the Home Service so that in addition to bene fitting the families of soldiers and sailors, it will be of general useful ness where other social agencies are lacking; extension of Red Cross fa cilities for emergency disaster relief; completion of relief measures for the victims of the war in this country and overseas, and prepara tion to fulfill whatever duties may be laid upon it as the official volunteer relief society authorized to as sist the army and navy. In accordance with the above plans, our county chapter is urging the ladies of King City and com munity to organize the Nursing and Home Hygiene classes. At a recent meeting of our Branch Executive Committee, Mrs. Jacob Levy was appointed as chairman of this division of the work. So all persons who are interested in taking up this work in the near future, will please hand their names either to Mrs. Jake Levy or to the Branch secretary. The Third Red Cross Roll Call will commence the 2nd of November and continue until the 11th. A campaign manager ana assistants will be appointed next week to have charge of this part of the work. DOLLIE SULXJNGER KNIGHT, Secretary. THE PYTHIAN SISTERS HAD A BIG TIME The Pythian Sisters recently conducted a class initiation, taking in six new members. The out-of-town visitors were the Grand Chief, Mrs. Edna Jones Pollard, and Mr. Pollard, Mesdames Scott Bray, and Albert Hewitt of Maysville, and Past Grand Chief, Mrs. Claude Cole, of Bethany. After the splendid initiatory rites, speeches were made by the visitors. The Grand Chief is just beginning the work of her official term. She has filled every chair in the Grand lodge with signal success, and the large attendance was unanimous in expression that Mrs. Pollard possesses remarkable talent and that she will conduct the affairs of the sisterhood with splendid success. She is skilled in business affairs and is a fine speaker. A buffet luncheon was served by the lodge and was followed by a so cial hour. (The above unavoidably omitted last week-Editors.) AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR IS ORGANIZED Twenty-one Member, at Firtt Meeting Splendid Start; Many Other, Will Join Ail Patriot! Honor You County Organizer, L. L Liven-good, called a meeting of the soldiers, sailors and marines of the late World War, at the Commercial Club rooms Monday night, for the purpose of organizing a Post of the American Legion of Honor. There was a good attendance for the first meeting. The name selected was King City Post No. . The following officers were chosen: Ferris Keys, Post Commander; Delbert D. Snapp, Post Vice-Commander; Clarence B. Frederick, Adjutant; Leon Mayer, Finance Officer; Clyde M. Black, Historian. The following enrolled as members: L. L. Livengood, L. V. Finley, C. B. Frederick, F.W. Keys, Leon Mayer, C. M. Black, Thomas Alderson, Chaa. Shrike, Ralph Weaver, Roy Moran, Kirk Collow, D. D. Snapp, Chester Bray, W. C. Frank, Paul E. Turner, C. L. Cummins, B. J. Kelly, Wayne Rainey, Maurice E. Sealey, W. O. Bottorff, D. E. Black-lock. The charter membership roll will continue open so that all who will enroll on or before the next meeting, Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, will be listed as charter members of the Post here. The regular meetings will be held the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock. It is hoped that every one of the boys in this locality will become a member of this grand and honorable organization that every true American patriot loves to honor. All soldiers, sailors and marines who make King City their business and social center, are urged to become members, if -. possible, before the charter membership roll is closed at the meeting on Oct. 21st. Don't neglect. Be a member. Special request The members of King City Post, American Legion of Honor, most earnestly invite and would courteously urge all soldiers, sailors and marines of the late World War to meet with them at the Commercial Club room at 2 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 12, and as a body attend the memorial services of Claude C. Wood deceased, at the Presbyterian church at 2:30. Please be prompt and on time and in uniform in honor of our fallen comrade. PRESIDENT OF IRISH REPUBLIC COMING TO ST. JOSEPH St Joseph, Mo., October 4, 191S.-Hon. Eamonn De Valera, President of the Irish Republic, will speak in the Auditorium here at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, October 26th. Preparations for the meeting are now being made, and the committee on arrangements expects more than 7,000 people to hear the speaker. The arrangements here are in charge of some of the most prora-inent people of the city, and represent all classes, creeds and nationalities. No time or expense will be spared by the committee to inake the day a complete success. LOOK HERE! I have a buyer for 40 acres close in 60 ' " " 80 " " " 120 160 200 " " 320 and a few for farms out a few miles. Come in and list your farms with me, I will treat you white. I don't ask you to sign a lot of red tape papers. Expecting yours, -adv. James Millan. POTATOES COMING We will have a car of genuine Red River Ohio potatoes on track soon. Leave your orders, Muxan & Wagers Mer. Co. adv. Come in- and pay that overdue subscription account Don't wait until thm paper stops.

The King City Chronicle 39th Year No 22 KING CITY, GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 19 19 A Community Helper i GLEANINGS THAT SHOULD , BE OF INTEREST TO YO Local and General Newi Compiled From Varioua Source Anniversary, and Memorial Service. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Oct. 4th was the 35th wedding anniversary of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Geo Bonham and a number of relatives and friends planned to spend the evening with these people and re mind them of the day. They en tered the home very quietly and had taken full possession before Mr. and Mrs. Bonham realized what was taking place. The evening was spent in games and music. Those who enjoyed the evening and wished them'many more happy years of wedded life were: , Herbert Bonham and family, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Dwigbt Bonham and family, Geo. Bottorff and family, Wm. Bulla and family D. R. Scott and family, Robt. Bon' ham and family, Steve Bonham and family, Ross Munson and family, Mrs. Amy VanNatta, Mrs. James Pike. Broken Arrow, Okla.. Mrs. James McKinneyi Beaver City, Nebr, Ernest VanNatta, Bessie and Lucile Bonham. MEMORIAL SERVICES The memorial services for Claude Wood will be held at th Presbyterian church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The soldiers of the World War are requested to meet at the Commercial Club rooms and march to the church in a body. The march should begin by 2:15 o'clock. Reserved seats will be kept for the family, relatives and 8) liers. H. P, LONG WINS INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM Gentry county scored another high honor at the International Corn show at Kansas City and this premium was awarded to H. P. Long on pop corn. For some years Mr. Long has been breeding and developing this corn and his efforts were rewarded by the International First Premium at the show at Kansas City. He has developed four desirable points in this corn which he has named the "Mammoth Rice." These essential points are- size, color, yield and popping qualities. A Chronicle reporter saw a few ears of this corn and. without doubt, it is the finest we ever saw and we have ex amined what was called the pre mium winners at a good many shows over the state. Congratulations to Mr. Long on the success won by his efforts. The Agricultural Depart ments are wanting seed from this corn. SCHOOLDREN TO BE IN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN School children in each county, town and city in Missouri are to have an active part in tne campaign tor Red Cross Junior Membership, Oct. 815 according to present plans. All children of school age are being asked to join thru school auxiliaries. It is hoped that each child may be enrolled by Oct. 15, so that they may aid, if they wish, in the nation wide Red Cross Roll Call for adults, Nov. 2-11. Children will not be solicited during the latter drive. 'Schooldren' is the new word for school children. AMERICA EXPRESS SYMPATHY We join with Americans in interest and sympathy for our President in his sickness and most earnestly wish and hope for his early recovery apd restoration to good health. Truly his life has been a strenuous one most of the time since his election to the first place in the government. Home and world interests have been such as to tax heavily the mental as well as the physical strength of the strongest. May the President of the greatest Republic the world has ever known soon be so recovered as to be able to again re sume his official duties and usual activities is our sincere wish. . I CECIL M1LL.LK DIES r KUM INJURIES IN AUTO COLLISION Cecil Miller, son of Mrs. Narcissus Miller, and brother of Mrs. P. T. Hammer and Miss Helen Miller, died in a Columbus, Nebraska, hos pital Wednesday of last week, from injuries received the day before in an auto collision. From Columbus papers left at the Chronicle office by Mrs. Hammer, we glean the. follow ing: Mr. Miller was a mechanic for an auto company at Norfolk and had started with a new touring car to go to Schyler for his family and bring them to the new home in Nor folk, and, when or. the way, was struck by another car and the car was turned over and Mr. Miller was thrown several feet. From the re port it would seem that neither party saw the other until the two cars were near the intersection oi the roads, seemingly too late to avoid the collision. Mr. Miller was injured internally and his suffering so intense as to make it difficult to control part of the time. His wife was sent for and she arrived before he passed away the next day. Mr. Miller was foreman of the Whitehouse & Brooks Motor Com pany of Norfolk, a partner in the service department, and the car he drove belonged to the company. Both cars were badly wrecked by the impact. The remains were taken to Schy- er for interment. Friends here ex tend sympathy to the bereaved mother, sisters, and sorrowing rela tives. SHORT CQURSE AGRICULTURE The war is epded, but the prob lems of peace are even more dif ficult of solution. Only trained men who possess the advantages of the most modern methods can succeed in the new era Land has almost doubled in value. Can a young farmer bur land and pay for it under present conditions? Prices of larm products may go down. What then? The Missouri College of Agrcul- ture trains men to meet such prob lems and answer such difficult ques tions. The Short Course teaches men how to farm successfully. The course begins October 27, 1919 and closes February 27, 1919. ... TEACHERS ASSOCIATION October 23, 24 and 25, the North west Missouri leacners Association will be held at the State Teachers College in Maryville. This is one of the six divisions of the State Teach ers Association and an enrollment fee of $1.00 will admit to the district association and the state association.An attractive program has been arranged and many noted educators will discuss the educational problems of the day, more vital than ever before. MUCH GRADING BEING DONE The force doing the paving busi ness here, is doing much grading. We understand the delay in spread ing the concrete work is because of delayed machinery that has been lost in transit, a big pump for supplying the quantity of water needed when the work of spreading the concrete begins. All hope that the machinery may soon come and that the con crete work may be pushed as fast as possible so as to get all done, or as much as possible, before the freezing time sets in. ANOTHER AUTO STOLEN Jeff Patton passed thru the city Sunday on his way to St. Joseph. His Buick-Six car had been stolen from the garage at his farm over toward McFall the night of Oct. 2. The car had a green body, motor number was 517727 and license number, 216479, with the name 'Patton' scratched on the under left running board. Cards sent out by Sheriff Fee of Albany, says the owner will offer $300 for the return of the car and $100 for the arrest and con- viction of the thief or thieves. DeKALB COUNTY NEWS (The DeKalb County Herald) The Maysville Pilot is changing hands this week. W. F. Wells who has been publisher of the paper during the recent weeks is retiring, and the new publisher is to be J, F. Smith of Rogers, Ark. Mr. Smith arrived in Maysville last week and is getting acquainted with the peo ple. Mr. Wells is assisting him in putting out this week's issue. A tall straight man with a blue coat on and a cane in his hand was moving about Maysville, Tuesday, taking a big interest in the place and the people and shaking hands with old time friends. He is one of the old timers and might be called a pioneer man of two states. His name was Henry Miles, popularly styled Hank Miles. He now lives in Hennessey, Oklahoma. H. A. Randall, government ap praiser for the Inter State Commerce Commission has been working this week in the A. J. Hitt Abstract office, placing a valuation on railroad properties including real estate rights of way for the purpose of tax assessment of all railroad properties in DeKalb county. This work is the result of a bill introduced by Senator LaFollette, requiring all railroad rights of way to be assessed to the valuation of farm lands abutting or near the right of way. Mr. Ran dall finds that lands in DeKalb county since the fall of 1916 up to the present time have averaged an increase of $41 per acre. He finds in Clinton county, over the same period, the average increase to be $27.76 per acre. Tally one for Uelvalb county farms. ANDREW COUNTY NEWS (Savannah Reporter) John Liggett, who came with his father to Andrew county in 1849 and who lived here until 1891, is spending this week visiting his nephews, the Barr boys. He spends his summers at Alexandria, Nebr., with his daughter, Mrs. James Edwards, and his winters in Somerset, Ky., with another daughter. Mrs. Edwards is here with her father and visited the old home farm in the Liggett school district, where she was born. The Liggett school was named for Mr. Liggett. He is now eighty years old and is enjoying good health, is quite active and is on his way to Kentucky. , At a meeting of the City Board of Aldermen, Monday evening, resolutions for paving seven more blocks in the city of Savannah were passed. Fifteen blocks of paving are already contracted for. SCHOOL NOTES. Rev. Stringfield gave us one of his interesting and instructive talks at our assembly period a few days ago. "Heart Training" was his subject. Rev. Dayhoff's children entered school here, Monday. All of our literary societies gave their regular programs, Thursday. Our first football game of the season was played here last Friday and resulted in a victory over Maysville high school by a score of 24 to 0. Thrailkill, Riepe and Case, each car ried the ball over the goal line for touchdowns. Their work was equal ed in importance by that of Sylvester, Scott, Riche and Bradley in the line and by that of the backfield men. Those who know football well and who followed the game closely say that its best features were, the line plunging of Sylvester and the end work of Miller and Riepe. All of the King City boys did good playing. Mrs. Wagers gave a banquet at her home Tuesday evening at 6 o' clock in honor of the football boys and their coaches. The other members of the high school faculty and their families were invited and of course attended. Mrs. Wagers has a reputation for excelling in such affairs and certainly lived up to ber reputation, Tuesday evening. , Many of the students are showing their appreciation of the special price being made for them by the committee in charge of the Lyceum Course and are busing season tickets for the aeries of entertainments. JEFFERSON HIGHWAY ROAD FUNDS APPROVED Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 1. -With nearly $15,000,000 in road bonds issued in the various counties of the state, applications for state and federal aid in the construction of the two state roads authorized in each county by the new road law are increasing rapidly. The State Highway Board today approved thirteen applications for the building of 160 miles of gravel and concrete road at a total estimated cost of $1,940,027.06. This makes 437 miles that have been approved by the Board since the new law went into effect, to be constructed at a total cost of over $6,000,000. One of the big applications ap proved today was for the construction of 20.7 miles of concrete road in Buchanan county, from St. Joseph to Winthrop, at an estimated cost of $818,661.36. The construction of 3.2 miles of concrete road on the King's Highway from Cape Girard eau, to cost $102,530.90 was also approved, and the Board appropri ated the state's $600.00 a mile for the building of 19 50 miles of gravel road in New Madrid county from Sikeston to New Madrid. The estima ted cost of this project is $191,098.16. The projects approved by the Board arenas follows: 8.50 miles of gravel in- Lewis county, on the Red Ball Route, both ways from Canton, at a total estimated cost of $88,977.-37; 7.70 miles in Lewis county, from LaG range north, at a cost of $67,-759.67; 8.2 miles of macadam in Montgomery county, on the National Old Trails Road, from New Florence to Danville, at $62,043.44; 4.50 miles of gravel in Hickory county from Preston west on the Preston Collins Road, at a cost of $15,548.28; 7.50 miles of gravel in Hickory feonty, from Dallas county north to Cross Timbers, on the Se- dalia road, at an estimated cost of $26,839.80; 8.6 miles of bituminous macadam in Gentry county, on the Jefferson Highway both ways from King City, at an estimated cost of $181,537.40; 20.7 miles of concrete in Buchanan county, on the St. Jo seph-Atchison road, from St. Joseph to Winthrop, at an estimated cost of $818,661.36; 9.7 miles of gravel in Cedar county between Eldorado Springs and Stockton, at $43,678.56; 10.50 miles of gravel in Lawrence county, both ways from Verona on the Springfield- Monett road, at $39,-576.90; 40 miles of gravel in Howell county, north and south through the county, from Texas county to the Oregon county line, at $186,600.70; 8.50 miles of graded earth in Ran dolph county on the north State Highway, from Huntsville west, at $49,555.00; 6.6 miles of graded earth road in Harrison county on the Jefferson Highway both ways from New Hampton, at $65,619.40. ARM BROKEN Phil Marlow was thrown from a horse out at the Will Roberts farm Monday morning and his arm broken and he was considerable bruised about the knee and other parts of the body. He was taken to the G. B. Pence home and Dr. Blacklock reduced the fracture and gave attention to the general injuries sustained. All hope that Phil may soon have full use of his arm again and fully recover from injuries received. "SIXTEEN TO ONE" The 'sacred' ratio was vindicated and maintained in the school bond election in Braymer school district Tuesday, when by a vote of 167 to 11, the tax-payers of the district declared in favor of a $30,000 bond issue for the purpose of building a new school house. Braymer Bee. If you need a loan on that farm you bought lately or if you have a farm in mind that you want to buy, call on James Mil I an, he will but you right in the ay of getting money, He is In touch with men that have the 5 per cent moody and is" making March 1st loans. Get your application in before this money is goae as it is going to take a mint of it to satisfy all the wants of this country. adv. WIENER ROAST The young women of the Golden Circle S. S. Class of the Christian church entertained their husbands, children and gentlemen friends at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dykes, south of King City, with a wiener roast, last Tuesday night. The moon was full and the night was certainly ideal for such an occasion. When the crowd arrived the huge bonfire was soon blazing and on a camp stove near by, the fragrant fumes of coffee soon tilled the air with its rich aroma. beveral out door games were played, then the Golden Circle Class withdrew from the crowd for a fifteen minute business session, af ter which the fun of roasting the wienies and marshmallows began. The feast which followed was cer tainly enjoyed by everyone. A great circle of 67 people was formed about the bonfire, songs were sung, the fire again stirred and several splendid kodak pictures were taken. Rev. Weaver then spoke a few words, pronounced the benediction and the crowd began to disperse. To those who were present, the even ing spent at the Dykes home will always be a happy memory. RED CROSS NOTES. As many persons are asking what the Red Cross work of the future will be, I will give just a brief outline in this week's notes. The foremost plans for the future will be the nation-wide activity for the promotion of public health, and hand-in-hand with this crusade will go a vigorous campaign for the ex tension of the country's nursing re sources; the broadening of the Home Service so that in addition to bene fitting the families of soldiers and sailors, it will be of general useful ness where other social agencies are lacking; extension of Red Cross fa cilities for emergency disaster relief; completion of relief measures for the victims of the war in this country and overseas, and prepara tion to fulfill whatever duties may be laid upon it as the official volunteer relief society authorized to as sist the army and navy. In accordance with the above plans, our county chapter is urging the ladies of King City and com munity to organize the Nursing and Home Hygiene classes. At a recent meeting of our Branch Executive Committee, Mrs. Jacob Levy was appointed as chairman of this division of the work. So all persons who are interested in taking up this work in the near future, will please hand their names either to Mrs. Jake Levy or to the Branch secretary. The Third Red Cross Roll Call will commence the 2nd of November and continue until the 11th. A campaign manager ana assistants will be appointed next week to have charge of this part of the work. DOLLIE SULXJNGER KNIGHT, Secretary. THE PYTHIAN SISTERS HAD A BIG TIME The Pythian Sisters recently conducted a class initiation, taking in six new members. The out-of-town visitors were the Grand Chief, Mrs. Edna Jones Pollard, and Mr. Pollard, Mesdames Scott Bray, and Albert Hewitt of Maysville, and Past Grand Chief, Mrs. Claude Cole, of Bethany. After the splendid initiatory rites, speeches were made by the visitors. The Grand Chief is just beginning the work of her official term. She has filled every chair in the Grand lodge with signal success, and the large attendance was unanimous in expression that Mrs. Pollard possesses remarkable talent and that she will conduct the affairs of the sisterhood with splendid success. She is skilled in business affairs and is a fine speaker. A buffet luncheon was served by the lodge and was followed by a so cial hour. (The above unavoidably omitted last week-Editors.) AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR IS ORGANIZED Twenty-one Member, at Firtt Meeting Splendid Start; Many Other, Will Join Ail Patriot! Honor You County Organizer, L. L Liven-good, called a meeting of the soldiers, sailors and marines of the late World War, at the Commercial Club rooms Monday night, for the purpose of organizing a Post of the American Legion of Honor. There was a good attendance for the first meeting. The name selected was King City Post No. . The following officers were chosen: Ferris Keys, Post Commander; Delbert D. Snapp, Post Vice-Commander; Clarence B. Frederick, Adjutant; Leon Mayer, Finance Officer; Clyde M. Black, Historian. The following enrolled as members: L. L. Livengood, L. V. Finley, C. B. Frederick, F.W. Keys, Leon Mayer, C. M. Black, Thomas Alderson, Chaa. Shrike, Ralph Weaver, Roy Moran, Kirk Collow, D. D. Snapp, Chester Bray, W. C. Frank, Paul E. Turner, C. L. Cummins, B. J. Kelly, Wayne Rainey, Maurice E. Sealey, W. O. Bottorff, D. E. Black-lock. The charter membership roll will continue open so that all who will enroll on or before the next meeting, Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, will be listed as charter members of the Post here. The regular meetings will be held the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock. It is hoped that every one of the boys in this locality will become a member of this grand and honorable organization that every true American patriot loves to honor. All soldiers, sailors and marines who make King City their business and social center, are urged to become members, if -. possible, before the charter membership roll is closed at the meeting on Oct. 21st. Don't neglect. Be a member. Special request The members of King City Post, American Legion of Honor, most earnestly invite and would courteously urge all soldiers, sailors and marines of the late World War to meet with them at the Commercial Club room at 2 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 12, and as a body attend the memorial services of Claude C. Wood deceased, at the Presbyterian church at 2:30. Please be prompt and on time and in uniform in honor of our fallen comrade. PRESIDENT OF IRISH REPUBLIC COMING TO ST. JOSEPH St Joseph, Mo., October 4, 191S.-Hon. Eamonn De Valera, President of the Irish Republic, will speak in the Auditorium here at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, October 26th. Preparations for the meeting are now being made, and the committee on arrangements expects more than 7,000 people to hear the speaker. The arrangements here are in charge of some of the most prora-inent people of the city, and represent all classes, creeds and nationalities. No time or expense will be spared by the committee to inake the day a complete success. LOOK HERE! I have a buyer for 40 acres close in 60 ' " " 80 " " " 120 160 200 " " 320 and a few for farms out a few miles. Come in and list your farms with me, I will treat you white. I don't ask you to sign a lot of red tape papers. Expecting yours, -adv. James Millan. POTATOES COMING We will have a car of genuine Red River Ohio potatoes on track soon. Leave your orders, Muxan & Wagers Mer. Co. adv. Come in- and pay that overdue subscription account Don't wait until thm paper stops.